Espace Killy

Here is a print I have made for a client with a custom framing.
The panorama has been printed onto a Matte Fine Art paper, then laminated onto a Dibond panel, itself fixed on an other panel to highlight the photo.

A couple of weeks ago, I went for an early hike above Val d’Isère to reach the top the Bellevarde. Here are a few shots I took of the Grande Motte, Grande Casse, and Sana just before and after the sunrise.

The paper is a high quality Matt FineArt Paper 100% coton, (my favorite one) for an impressive pictorial depth on a fine and really smooth surface.
I also use a spray to protect and seal the print against fingerprints, scratches, lights. The intensity and the high brilliance of the colours stay permanently.

Photo: Summit of Bellevarde surrounded by a Sea of Clouds covering the Espace Killy Ski Resort

If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to the Hotel Restaurant l’Avancher yet, here are my prints that are displayed in their dining room.
Just to remind you, all the prints are for sale in the size that you see in the restaurant, as well as in smaller sizes with different mount, and various framing options…
If you would like a quote, or if you have a special request, please send me an email with the description of the photo, and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Last Tuesday was one of those days when you really don’t want to go skiing because the weather looks so bad from the village. After much deliberation I decided to go for a few runs.
As soon as we reached the Glacier of Pissaillas, we knew that we had made the right choice. We had got above the thick layer of clouds that was covering much of the valley. I was looking at one the most beautiful “Sea of Clouds” that you can imagine, something that I did not think possible from Val d’Isere village. I feel really lucky to have been there that day because the view was absolutely spectacular!
The mountain tops looked like icebergs or islands rising up from the ocean of clouds that seemed to go on forever.
Here are a few of the pictures that I took that day!

Last Monday, we decided with a friend of mine to go for a night walk around the Lac de la Sassière to get some night shots as the sky was really clear.
We drove from Val d’Isère to the middle lake in between the Lac du Chevril and the Lac de la Sassière, then walked for about half hour, 45 minutes to get to the dam.
We stayed at least 3 hours shooting the sky and these are the shots I got from that night.

Few shots from yesterday morning. We went for an early hike with Boris and Guibolle to reach the top of La Pointe de la Galise (3343m). I didn’t want to bring my camera with me first as I wanted my backpack to be light, but I’m glad I did change my mind because the view at the top was just outstanding!
I used a Canon 17-40 Lens & a Canon 8-15 fisheye Lens. I wish I had a full frame camera for those shots to get a full 180° view circle tho!

Same as last year for the SuperPipe Finals at the Winter X-Games Europe Tignes. We decided to ski back to Val d’Isère, and hiked up using the lights coming from the Event.
We started right after the Men’s Final and used the lights coming from the Women’s Final.
It was 6 of us this year, 3 ski touring and 3 snowshoeing.
The weather wasn’t promising to take photos at the start but it cleared up on our way up.
Most of the slopes were freshly groomed and we had enough light coming from the moon with was very nice to ski down to Val d’Isère!

Torin Yater-Wallace won his second consecutive X-Games Tignes gold medal!

I’ve been lucky to be part of the first issue of the brand new magazine Carte Blanche. Mathilde Recoque and Ken Ezeji-Okoye created Carte Blanche Magazine to help visitors make the most of their time in Val d’Isère and be closer to the community.
You can find the magazine everywhere in town and also online on their website www.magazinecarteblanche.com
My portfolio and interview are page 55.

The Espace Killy opened a week ago and it hasn’t stopped snowing since! Yesterday was the first day we could see the sun and the mountains all covered!
I couldn’t wish any better start and wanted to share with you a bit of footage of me skiing in that fresh and deep Pow Pow!